I used my Dad more as an example of how "the average Australian" thinks and is processing all of this, not really to focus on him alone. He was a High school M

I used my Dad more as an example of how "the average Australian" thinks and is processing all of this, not really to focus on him alone. He was a High school Maths/Science teacher for 40 years, and I'd generally consider him to be very thoughtful, intelligent and good with reasoning. He has been exposed solely to Australian media for essentially his entire life - he lives on an island that is very far away from the big wide world, and his thinking on topics like this reflects what I consider to be "The average Australian", which is why Australians seem "complacent" as the title says.